Australia shares gain tracking Wall Street; NZ slumps as power firms hit - Reuters
6:32pm PDT - July 8th, 2020 snap stock - ReutersAustralian shares rose on Thursday as a rally on Wall Street overnight helped soothe fears over the spike in coronavirus cases after Melbourne returned to a lockdown, while New Zealand stocks plunged on Rio Tinto's move to shut its aluminium smelter operation.